'It's a Wonderful Life' Returning-- Part 3: How Each Person's Life Touches Another

And, I see my local Walgreen's has one of those 100-page memory magazine/books for sale in honor of this movie's longevity.  I will be buying one.

In 1980, Karolyn Grimes had no idea how journalists tracked her down because her name had changed and there was no Google.  But the publicity enabled her to reunite with Steward and Reed, and she then became an unofficial ambassador of the movie.

Over the past four decades, she has attended countless screenings, benefits and conventions.  She helped create a museum for the film and returns each December to Seneca Falls, New York, the model for the movie's small-town Bedford Falls, for the "It's a Wonderful Life" Festival.

For grimes, the film's message is timeless:  "How each person's life touches another, and we're given an opportunity to make a difference. That's so important."

Again, my third all-time favorite Christmas movie.

--Cooter